Gas producer



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provide both an apparatus tor and process of produc-ing gas.

Another object ot theI invention is to pro- Vide a gas producer 'orgasitying shale having an inner hollow column which distributes the firein a compa atively narrow ribbon which can niorereadily he coi'itrolled7other means being provided for 'injecting ab nd steam in the center otsaid column prcueating both these gases beifore they cnter the retortand extracting?r some ol,t the leat in the column.-

`further object ot the invcz'ition resides in the provision ol5pyroi'neters both in the outer wall of the produce and in the wall, ollthe. inner hollow column. furnishing," a ready reference as to thetcnii'ieratxne ot the lire thereby enabling a more certain control.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the followingspccilicatiol'n reference boing had to theaccompanying drawings, inwhich The view isa central vertical section of a gas producerconstructed in accordance with the invention. sonic ot the pars beingshown diagrannnatically.

ln carr'vng out the invention. provision is made ol. an outer casina` lwhich` has an insul.- lining; il. /lhis liniiu preferably consists ot'.hc ordinanv lire brick hut muy coniugi; ol.' any other materialsuitable lor the purpose. The ca.--:incj i usually round obviously inavla .square or any other red. shape. The casing has a trustoconical top linto which the luci inlet pipe ends. 'llic pipe t has: a mntrol dainlinlet pipe reaches down tar o the inter' l'. retort to llicieiuljiY la.adjacent c. ly

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DVJ'N, 0F ELEG, NEVAB.

Serial No. 532,651.1..

ulti-l with fuel l41 as shown. Gas is formed in the retort and passes upthrough the mass dit tucl until it reaches the space adiacent the top iwhence it escapes -at the gas outoo lets (l.

la fated in the center ot the producer is a circular casing?r T aroundwhich tire bricl or other insulation. n is built as suggested hvthedrawing. and n lace. cach other in the circular fuel zone t?. 'l`heinner casing 7 is covered by a conical hood lll. loth the outer andinner casings otl thc retort are in practice Sup- 'l`he tire bricklinings 2 65 ported upon any suitable foundation. This 7o is not shownin the drawings as it is regardcd unnecessary for the understanding ol'the principles ot' the invention.

A grate ll is situated around the bottom ot the. circular tuel zone forthe obvious 75 purpose Vot' supportingthe fuel. In practice, this gratewill be ot' the mechanically operated type, the function of which is tocontinually di lharge the incoinbustible residue ot the tuch dropping itinto the ash So pit l2. 'llie ash pit has a control valve 12a. This ashpit is disposed at an angle to the horizontal, thereby causing` theashes to vmove down and away from the grate by gravity. the grate ll isshown provided t5 with projecting rods 13 merely for the purpose otsuggesting the movable feature thereof. As stated before, the drawing isdiagrammatic in some respects. The showingl oi the grate' isdiagrammatic, as the 90 illustration ot' an automatic Stoker wouldinvolve the showinpr of details which are not essential tothe'understanding of the operation ot the producer.

lxtei'iding into the center of the hollow 95 column 7 is the gas, steamand air inleticonduit l-l. 'lhis conduit passes down through the ash.pit and to the source of gaseous fluid supply. 'lhe end ot the inletconduit; lll, which ari-ies the combustion supporting gaseous fluidv`extends into the hollow column approximately one-half the lengththereof, thereby providing' a fluid chamber l5 of ample proportionshaving a solid top lt). A. steam injector 16 enters the conduit lt.. Thesteam or other gas mixes with the air in the conduit 14 and also acts asa cooline; agent to the hollow column 7 as it asses through the chamber15 and down in tie di rection ot the arrows.

ilyromcters il and 18 are Fitted in the walls ot' the cutter and. innercasings l anzi lofi

